I never buy anything at full retail price. Seriously, never. Why? Well, it’s a habit I developed in part due to my upbringing, but...
I met one of my new neighbors while out for a walk one morning. Well into her nineties, she was out working in her...
The first time I remember my dad being gone was during a year-long deployment to South Korea when I was in the second grade....
I realize some of the appeal to military life is the experience of a new station, but Colorado Springs is a particularly hard station to leave....
This is part two of a series on fun and affordable things to do in Hawaii. This series also aims to highlight the need to...
At some point in a military career, you are likely to live in military base housing or some type of off-base, privatized housing. Base...
"Thank you for your service!"
The cashier at the commissary smiled cheerfully as she handed my ID back to me.
I usually answer with a polite,...
I consider myself a well-seasoned military spouse. My salt and pepper roots are not just owed to genetics but also in part to having...
Y’all, I never thought I’d be a salesperson. I have always been the shy, dreamy-eyed romantic who is feeling big feelings and writing poetry...
(Disclaimer: If you are one of my friends who live in Wichita Falls, Texas, and you are NOT military, close your eyes and scroll...
While only seven, four, and two years old, my kids are obsessed with music. My 4-year-old can pick out a beat from a mile...
Two years after my husband and I were married, we faced our first deployment. We didn't have any children yet, so it was just...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
